The Sun. — London, England, 1809-05-17 00:00:00

I ilf.Y. QtS, APltli.. T r he public anxiety is sill excited rcspening.the Tr:each Fleet, but the agitation into which it had been thrown on the firit Information of its arrival io these seas has greatly subsided, and they seem with one accdrd to fis theirconfidence on the zeal and exertions of Sir A . . COC/IliANIt in frustrating the • projects of the enemy, and adding another nitmaph to Our naval greatness. According to the best information that has trans pired, .the enemy's' squadron now in our neighbour hood consists of four sail of the line and two frigates, is under the command of Admiral L'HERMIT, and escaped from L'Orient. They are said to have lino() troops on board, an abundance of provisions, ;Ind a quantity of specie ; and, according to the latest accounts froth leeward, have at present secured thernielves within the fastnesses of the Saints. The Do►„inica Journal of the 1 st last. thus states the fad of their having taken refuge there:— • " Tuesday evening last, five large French ships,, apparently of the line, were seen from 1113riega 'Quite ; they passed close in with that niland, and tvt;re observed to dirett their purse for the Saints ; where we since learn they have anchored. 11(:..port iltNlig3 of them as extremely fine loOking vessels , I Jiid remarkably fast sadeis." And adds, that "Ad 4niral Sir 4. COMiIiANE is nor at Prince Ropert's With his squadron, and has, we understand, placed nu m b er o f li g h t vessels off the Saints, watching the Movements of the enemy's squadron there, which is now stated to consist of three ships of the line and two frigates. - • There is however scarcely a doulatOf there being fotir sail of the line already arrived, and one Of these, of 64 guns, 23 they were clearly distinguished both by the dittentive brig and.from the shore of Maria 11 31 ante, the batteries from which 'opened on them 43 they passed, but without effect, or the enemy's returning the fire. Besides the squadron, it is con fidently stated that the enemy is momently looking int the arrival of others ; and a late capture carried into :Nliirtinique is said to infortn of three sail of the line having got out from Flushing, bound to the , West Indies ; and an opinion is also entertained that the Rochefort squadrbn is at sea, having slipped out previous to the Brest fleet being driven in there bt Admiral Dt Kin, 33 horn the Plymouth article We are induced to believe. ' If we are correctly Informed, there is great reason to believe that the enemy will not long re "lain secure in his present position at the Saints; although very defensible and strongly fur "lo, ate yet voliterable.in several points of their 7 1 tetior coast; and we understand that Sir 4. C °eitaAN E , having it In contemplation to make. a* ou P•de.pitsin on them, has suggested his project to L ieutenant -General lines:wills, and applied for a Ifirp body of troops to co-operate in it. At any rate; from the position which . the' Admiral has taken with his ships of the line, and the disposition Made of his frigates, the only chance the enemy can have to escape, is in his being strongly reinforced, and obtaining a superiority of strength to that which et present circumvents hits--au event by no means prObable Without our own force being proportionably strengthened by our king Squadrons en the home station, as they ascertain the escape and route of the enemy. A. few days only, and the question may be brought to 'Slue and, as contieded with it, the movements of the troops at Dominica may be to give it greater for we find that all the regular force there leas beta marched to Prince Rupert's, and .the Ltia of the Island put uputt permanent duty at Rau 4L'au and a loosereport fro'm Martinique, by a ves sel which left on Sunda}, lait, states that a body of * 'apps are • to j oin the squadron. ' 4CCD4 nts from St. Thomas inform, that Sir G ha ving. touched at that Nand, sailed from rnel)ce Ors the 25th ult. was afterwards' seen at so. tzlior at P orto Rico, and intended to ptneeed to tire cit y o f St. Domingo, the inhabitants of which had 'Petitioned hitn to take,possession of it. nuinber of French vessels continue to arrive. 41 1 or to be carried into Martinique : within the !ail . "tit there were not less than seven made prizes of **-44)011 these one National brig, of I B'guns) intaTrinity by one of our frigates, on the 30 th ' lll . where; on the 271-1), another brig ran in and A'ae; tak en / , ‘ „ segs i ol i o f by a detachment of the Itith regiment. On Prdiry lag, four went. into, Volt Royal ; two of these endeavoured to escape, but wer e cut off by the Glairelrigate and Emma army ship. '.There' have been altogether, since the s 'l laud was eaptureti about twenty vessels, taken. 7.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Brazen, fr°ll3 Matieria, in 20 days, nt which Island she t to get intelligence of,the Rochefort squadron. She was becalined Of Madeira, and coqld not join his Nrit. : 46 o ship Castor t Ins fleet for t heWes ndies, Ainti.rorisnmiath on the ad 4ftrch, C; 1E NZ Mil Catlt virt ALI nnr..4!,. sll:7ti PAY, CHELSEA. CULLEGE, T , YlsD4i., Ff r t 6. The Court again assembled, and proceeded in the cxaminatinn Of evidence:in support of the defence or Capt. COCURANg. The principal part of. the morning was occupied in hearing the evidence of his Itoyal Highness the Duke of Cumberland. His Royal Highness came into Court about eleven, dressed in his full-tnliform . , as Colonel of the 15th Light,. Dragoons. Theyresident, and all the Mem bers of the. Court rose to receive him. A chair was given him, but his Royal Highness stood while he gave his testimony. ; He delivered_ it in a most clear, (lamina - , and emphatical manner; and he spoke in very high terms of approbation of the uni fbrinly zealous conduct, of. Captain Cochrane. It is, expaled the defence will close to-morrow; after which .a few days ,will probably be given to the Pro secutor, to prepare his reply. The Court was ex cessively crowded, particularly while his Royal High ness was present. SEVENTH DAY, MAY 17. Capt. CocHRANE this morning concluded his de fence. The Prosecutor made a few observations by way of .reply, Wier which strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the Court proceeded to consider the evidence. A General Court Mattial • was-opened at Hull on Friday, ; upon Lieut. WHEISLER, of the I.sth, for grossly intuiting Major litSzo, of the 82d.—Sator i day morning the Court adjourned until Monday next. .71E OPERA.—A new comic Opera, entitled. La Servi itageratrice, composed by a son of the cele brated GUGLILLMI, was last rtiLht represented for the firSt ticne at the King's Theatre. The.composer has shewn strong marks of hereditary genius. -The music is. spirited,' rich, and appropriate. The ac companiments are playful, animated, and well contrived. The chief purpose of this opera was the introdudion of two new performers, Madame Bus. SANT, from Lisbon, and Signor PEDRAZZI, who probably had not been distinguished in any place. BIASANI has a tolerable voice, but it is very distant from the higher order. It is sufficiently powerful, and'she.executes some divisions with neatness and rapidity, but not with very refined taste. There is. more spirit than,hutuotir in her airing, yet she has a bustling activity that enablei her to give animation to the scene,. and she possesses some powers of mimickry. Her figure is neat, and her face is re gular, but not handsome. There is expression in her eyes. Her action is much too redundant, and often-unintelligible. The general style of her aoling resembles that .of SroaAce, but is mhch less effec tive. She was tolerably well .received, and had nearly obtained the credit of an encore in one of her songs, but for _ two or three resolute critics who opposed , it. Sigilor Nnanizt is a true specimen of the lower kind of Italian actors. His action is ex cessive, and ridiculous. His voice is hardly strong enough for the vast area of the Opera House; he seems, however, to. have a scientific knowledge of music, and is notdostitute of taste. He was not so well received as Buss.. NI. It into be regretted that there is not mete scope for NALDIIS vocal powers in this Opera, as he is a finished performer. His first song displayed his skill very successfully.— Moner.Li Hied with great humour, The Opera aliogether was vety well received.--The new Ballet of Le de . Bagded was repeated with great success. It is. a very splendid 4utertainment, and receives all possible advantage from the performers. The House WaS ciowdea. The foundation pt Drury-laueTheatre, it appears, on, the removal of the rubbish, has received scarcely any injury from the conflagration. This circum stance will, of course, greatly expedite the erection of the building, when it commences, and save a considerable sum in completing - the Theatre. KENIBIA, was to commence his engagement on Monday night on the Dublin stage. FAwcarr does not resume his situation at Mr. COL . MAN'S Theatre during, the ensuing season, but takes a ramble northward. He finishes his COUtiLi at Edinburgh, where he has never yet performed, and where an nhor of his great comic powers will be sure of a favourable reception. Mrs. JORDAN, after nmost successful visit to Bath and Bristol, and refusing several must flat teaing offers from several other Provincial Theatres, has accepted a proposal from Mr. CRAMPTON, Manager of the Dublin Theatre, and will set out for that city in the first week in June. Mr. COLMAN is vigorously preparing for his sum mer takes the lead as blrt,GtuvEK, who ought to bestatiorm:y inthe me tropolis; is engaged, as well as Jotitts, _EvaE and his ' wife; MATTDEWS, and HOLLAND. LISTON and his wife, of course; rebottle their stations.—The Mana ger, we hope, .will exercise his dramatic powers, and then he may we,ll promise himself a prosperous season. Must c.---The sixth of those admirable LeCtures to which Dr. exarce so liberally int ites his friends and the admirers of music, took place yesterday afternoon, at the Hanover-square Rooms. He en tered into an examination of dip professional merits of Josizta.t and the two younger BAous, and cha ratlerized• their respective 'excellencies and defeas with great knowledge, judgment, and the true spirit of candour, and performed selections frOm their works to illustrate his remarks. The _whole was a truly rich and classical entertainment, and was much, applauded. j'he Duke of PORTLAND entertained, yesterday, the Karl of MA 1. MAR . IIII y,,and a large party of IN:o -bleinen, at dinner, Burlington House-. • The Duke ofCAnuttinon yesterday iuspeded the Qd Battalion of the ad Regiment, and afterwards the 2d Battalion of the Ist -Regiment of Foot Guards, in Hyde Park. A Court at Common Council will he held on Fri day, next, to conSidor the Report of the Finance Committee. Friday so"nuight, a great part of the Cliff Land, in the Islei tillitievpy; of about five. hundred teei in breadOitare way and . sunk under a valley, carry ing with it part of the dwelling-house, -co - w.hense, and other out-houses adjoinina * , called Bogsby Hole, and 50 sacks of potatoes were buried in the ruins: me. lancholy to relate, the widow of Mr. Davie*, who wsg burned on Wedneithly precious, and lay dead In the house when the circumstance °mimeo, and a cow in the lodge,' wen both precipitated down Um 4iff .tivihar i sod taken out dreudially. rtAvgled', COkSIDERITIO.WS Olt' LOTTERIES. Of the expedien,..v and,utily of Lotteri#S; in a -, politiCal view, for rasing a supplkof money to Ca. vernment,t here can he no mahnerof doubt, as they 1 - Innsince e always been found, their ,first introduc. tion, to rank amongst the mostimportant resources ' of the State, Nvliether applied tO the purposes 9 f funding large' sums of money, without loss or dis count; at their full nominal value, to aiding Loans upon emergencies, or to raising a certain annual profit. . . When they have been resorted to for raising mo ney, they ,IniVe produced it at par; when by any other means of borrowing the nation would, in ,many cases, not have received ;Move 60j. per cent. and have been debtor ft)? the whole priKeipal. - Ai auxiliaries to a Lan, they , have been compe tent to supply the douceur or bonus to the leoder, and saved the additional taxes, which otherwise, in such cases, must have been laid mi. When• Administration has been enabled to apply them as means of producing a certain annual prom - , , there has generally accrued very late sums . of mo ney—the last six years in particulzr, about half a million per annum--;-bes)de many. valuable-contin gencies, supposed to amount to near three. hundred thousand pounds more. • - ' The foundation and principles upon which such prodigious Stuns arc raised, - without tux or disronient, • deserves some atteni ion. V 4 , .. J. [iv possibility of obtai n ing a great eyentual be , neat often extinguishes the conslderarion of preise value in the Original cootratie it is not how this alone that the State'is enabled to prdedre 17 or JO. - for what is worth only :01. but other motives opt:- . rate much more powerfully, and none with greater' force than a ready marker and circulation or Lot tery Tickets, at whatever price they speculatively yet virtually bear; for example—if a person gives 2 01. for a Ticket, which . he well knows to be worth but 101. he loses the refieaiun of his having dis, burled :double the intrinsic value, in the confidence t. that he still carries his 201. note in his pocket, and can convert the Ticket into that sum •whenever he pleases : thus be reasons till the Ticket is cli awn.— Very numerous are the adventurers of this class, and of the description who woold not becoine buyers, if they were persuaded they could Lot sell their Ticket' for the same sum that purchased it. -e• The latility with which the ideal value of Tickets • . can be convened into temporary' realityi: by . an stn- mediate market and currency, at any nominal price, induces multitudes to become buyers, from the pro bability of their producing certain profit by advanc ing in price, and is that which is Called spectra tint). If the objeas had in view by the several Aas of Parliament passed for public Lotteries, and the be .neficial purposes to which the monies arising front them have been ;ipplied, are considered, the Lot tery scheme must be approved of as a laudable and useful invention. Other nations, seeing the utility of it, have followed the example of the English, who first contrived this easy and prompt mode of supply. Lotteries are established over most parts of Europe; much harm would probably result front their discon tinuance--a fruitful source of revenue would be lost to the Stale. , and no substitute could possibly be. found by a voluntary tax to replace it. The-revenue arising from other taxes is not so expeditiously, cot leaed, and is greatly curtailed by the 'contingent charges of collecting; besides, nll taxes being consi dered as burtheos on the' people, every occasion should be avtaided of adding to the - accomilated load under which they already groan. it is the na ture of man to abhor compolstoo 'Men do net wit submit ,to taxes itopose'd ; but a Lot tery. is a voluntary tax, which they impose' upon themselves, and by which they are gratified, stead, of complaining olGovernment as oppressive,. they are eager to contribute, from motives Of self advantage. A Lottery, therefore, ' beingso cp,350 - .; • nant to the wishes and expectations of the „people, , it' is in .this point of view, of all other modes of l a supply, the most eligible, 9r least inrexecti, tionable, and tends very Much to keep the public us humour with Administration, .by diverting their at tention front the real or they labour under from the multitude of other taxes.' From these considerations, and many more , that might be. adduced, -the, expediency of Lotteries is very apparent ; and .they` are even necessary, because the disuse or' omission of, theta would incur a great deal of hurt to the nation, by draining it annually of a considerable quantity:of specie; for if the people ; .accustomed to Lottery adventure are denied.thOop, portunity:Of speculation at home,' they will have re course to foreign Lotteries. This yein g the case, or - as the di,spositions of. the people to this species of adventure cannot be altogether controuted, there is necessity that Government should provide against the evil that would follow to the nation.. by' their dealing in the, Lotteries of other countries, An Eughsti Lottery not Only prevents tinnier going out of the kingdom for foreign Tickets, ha is -the; means of drawing money into it, and promoting circulation. Let the etleas of Lotteries be, now considered in a moral point of view, and how far they are ti , ,,etui to the people; Imperfation is attaChed 10 evcry thing in this world. What is . there that is not sub jed to abuse ? The best things:may be pt:rverted tO the worst uses, even religion itself ; and it must be allowed, that notwithstanding all the real and pre , tended mischiefs of Lotterieli, they are attended with many good etfe&s i - they serve to awaken nod support a spirit of euterprize that is perfettly couso mitt vvitli 'the genius : of trading nation. VS' h out a passion for adventure, men would .degene rate into supineness, and to' that anitnation which is requited for vigorous exertion or patient po:r suit. Men have universally and. naturilly a propensity of this kind,. which often hurries them on to great excesses i hut this passion, like every other, proper ends * and duly restrained Vperhaps useful ill society. 'fatty description of gaming is allowable, that by a Lottery must be so, a$ being exempt from all possibility of fraud, and many other inuonveni encies that attend the common modes of gambling, with cards, dice, race-horses, &C. The revenue from all whiell put tagetlier, produces but n trlfijog aid to Government, comparcd with that from Lot. turios. It every a& by whitis a rim) subjeas himself to ilmbazard of di*oppointment, is to he denominated gaming, and bell in an immoral balit, there rio caie w40.-ras7 not be nliletie gamester tor i; Lvror co:i;i9gettciS, ayti pcison i, net exposerhlnistif &Licusell ail the chat ke of fortune. . . Speculation - in tr.le and in ci:lt-r thing . s, i:;„ A. .• cpectes . tA aarentule Ildt ' Very ditlevei.t ond 4.lfL-0 letA . .. = justinable. Every thing in the eXtrelno is perilicHi., but since the passion 1:.)r ad v e nture i. ; natural, if lier. within proper limits it ut3y,be esteemed necesaat v and tanini. ' ' .. Theft iS'this itittSei 10 Ile saiJ in favour or State: Lotteries, considered in the worst light, that they serve to exclude tuanrptivAtel.t/tteriqs, and, (Alicy lees more pernicious, awl as - tLey are now stripped' of gambling in insurannes, by the short periods . in which they are tirnwii, it is diflit4ilt to i:otl an ot jeClion to their being continued, which will IRA ap-' ply with greater (nice, to the instruments of evtr . ,Nt‘ other mode of gaming, have a perpett:alltal LAW REPORT. COURT ()I': MAY LYE V. uunmaydati. ,s. Tii! , ; was an aetion to recover-imck the sum of .501. 'which itha been paid bY the Maintia,as a depu-'; Sit at 1 ;',3)e, under - ;t misreprestitation. I\ir. hum.: stated that the Plainitti is a j - ierson who .had Mired from busines:, iind lived upon property at Paddington, One day he went into ati6tion room, and Was induced,. on perLiniog conditians-of a Wei- to poiehne one of the was a sale of leasehold ~i fi.tattl.ni at Li.wtit; .the Btrand..mn‘tlie. lot pardia , ,,,; ‘ ,l.hy tho was the hoUses No. 1, e, and 3, Afeli were stated in the contlitionslo be let to respettible ten/i/As, at the annual produce 01 . bbl. and that tthiy had recently': undergone a thorough replir.' rite flaintiff having seen the house,,, but thinkinglie had a go(',et bargain, the lot tor I I t guine;Q, gan,'r in deposit, a bill of exchange for The, lug day lie went to view Lis .Ities houses, instead of being, in good ccpitir, a little e; the perpendicular, propped up with stutts, hnmenst holey in the floors and walls, and the rain coming through the roofs. He was ecittaUy disappointed in his tenants he could only find one who, instead t. , ;l'; . paying Isl. yearly, 'only•paid 111. he tlit't viet.t the iltietibTier, acid ()Capri de lt his depc.6it, was rein:eft', and he no south( it b;' . 1.11:•-, selloff. T w he - aUttioneek, the distriet sot veyor, and another *fitness; were 'called to , prove this stare.': • nient. Mr. GARAO*, for the Defendant; maintlined that the premises were in tenantahie - repair, 01,.i woulo. call witnesses to prove tile tact, Lord ELLENBOROUGII—.." Unless 3ioll Call swear, down the stuffs, 'Mr, G.trroW, I &n i t see how yo 3 can.maintain that the houses were •in thorough re pair," GAIIROW-;—" 1 cannot do that, tny' Lord," Yerdia for the Plaintiff; 501. with costs. P.11?1,1.131ENT.411Y PURI7T. Form of the Oath, contained in Mr. Curwen's Bill, for be',,. ter iecuring the Purity. of Parliament. " I A: B, do siweaf, that I linve not by myself, or by nhy other person or per6ons for or nor . bath or •Bove any other per gin or persoiti to oz'. knowledge or belict for or on my behalf, or .at oh arge„,,or _in trust for me, or for My us:: or beneht, either before or at or arcil my eivaioo, d;rvaly indite tily Purchaaed or b'argaitied tor the ptirelLise, of the nowination, recommendation, if . ttere,,i, or i n y linenee, or pretendeciniomination; recommendation, , interest, orinfluence, of any _person or persons, in order to my, eleetion or retort), or causing or procio- log itiy Cleaion or return to serve in Parliament, or for or in order -tattle . causing or procuring or.ende:4- : vouriog to cause any perspn or persons ha% ing the yot:mg, or claiming to have right of vot., ing,,,to vote for my eleilion or return; nor • have , I given or paid any money, fee, gratuity, loan' of money, annuity, reward, .or profit, dire,'llv or' r ; and that I have not' made or ow ered into, nor "will I Make or enter into any 'promise, agree:. • 11 (1911, engagement, covenant, .conttacl i bunk or ailSoraao to give or v. Pay any . tooney , , tee, gr,iluity, loan of ruone/,annutty,.roard, or 'pro. fit, or to 'give or ,procure any office, commission, • place, 'appointment i or employment, or reversion of any office, continisSion, place, appointment, or einployment whatever, and,that I have not by any way, means, tWdevice, contraeled or agreed, tier will. I by am! way,' means, or device, crintra& or agree to give or pay any money, fee, gratuity, loan of money, annuity, rewLird.or profit direaly or in (tiredly Or to give . or prociire any otfiee, comtilis sloth. place, ippolutment, etuploymeot, or, r version of any office, pitta:, appo;utinent, or em ployment whatever, for any snob nomination, re- commendation. inteeat,. or influence, or pretend= ed nomination, recoaimendation, interest, or intlti t•zico :14 atotegiiid, beta: 'i.7or at, or alter rnti , e;edion. rt se - help me G 0.0." . • very interestingisilorriance, Ave undetlhn.:l, i4l forthcoming troir the pea of Savnik FaANC,ES, " eio Uuicciardini, or the A Novo! will alsu shortly appear, called " Young Rosinitre," proilunion of a I.4ifly wz4ll i:.l the Sister Kingdom.' 4 It jfi, we s.Qi de4 l o c.it,a by p‘,111,1:,.1i0n to the Counte6s of Loit,wil CO l Z N F, .". Cif f , N :Ti E, \I4Y 17 0-I'4 INtirket 104' ..; *is-telvt - Oly rwe'.l, supplied with Wileat, the sarripii,,, cli,i,..flyi seitititi , inia interior s.ilea thereof, eitrenicli 'ilolic-at surnewtrit lo‘'vtr prices . Rye luwt,r, t.!, told :19. ptr (parker; Batley and Ant are in I.tr6e slip, plies, rind again lower i White Peise like , %i!-.t. Bearis Of th`tit‘,Vo I:lnds tit:ty hOttv v sale, and scarcto,; at List prices y. the supplies of Oats are l o irgt, villa many rritivii - arrivals front tiollJnit, and this - trad e , btilh on lYttniday and to-day, is 317CLlt 1;$. :;4. pet . quit lo . Wer 3 Flour nearly at last. prces. Wheat -56 s a 68s a 82$ Tick F1C3103 - -. 44s a ~, . 0, kine ditto - -646. a s7s thas ...' -- a3s a3t, A kye - - - -43 s app Pciiand ditto . - Sts a Mc NI .- .: - 36:-; a 44 l'ait'oe.tiiito - --- 6 a 40. MA t - , , - 6t! a ,is , Rape saca . . 501 a ,st Whittl'e: - ..:.1 - 766 a to 4 kinia F4l lour 7j L a ',its ir,?fo Grey ~ iit.;‘) - - 4,i-4 a vs; iscoruiv • - 7,4 a 7i , litwl . 1 - • :,ii 0" sanction